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Aalto University students win innovation competition with autonomous hoist
Students turned a regular indoor hoist into a robot with artificial intelligence.
Funding for four new Academy Research Fellow and 14 Postdoctoral Researcher posts
The funding for the five-year Academy Research Fellow and the three-year Postdoctoral Researcher posts was awarded by the Academy of Finland's Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering.
5G enabled IoT innovations created at IoThonÂ
Students and developers all over Europe took part in the 48-hour hackathon
PhD-student internships in Companies or Research institutes (Apply until 15th of May)
A 2-4 months internship arranged in Companies or Research institutes. The salary/grant and travel costs is covered by the ADMA2 Project.
How can wastewater become a resource?
A crucial part of the circular economy, wastewater can give us essential nutrients in an environmentally friendly way.
Solving the construction productivity puzzle with digital situation awareness
Aalto University researchers believe they have found the reason to why digitalisation hasn't produced the expected boost in productivity.
Aalto Explorer wants to make everyone an ocean explorer
Originating from a course project, Aalto Explorer will continue its underwater adventure through crowdfunding. The aim is to send a remote controlled underwater vehicle to the Baltic Sea in the summer.
Science, technology, art and business collide during the annual Aalto Festival
Starting on 8 May, Aalto University showcases talent in seminars, parties, lectures and exhibitions during Aalto Festival 2019.
​​​​​​​How can we conserve the natural cycle of water in cities?
Changing water circulation to resemble more the natural cycle with nature-based solutions.
'We need to make polluting costly'
Slowing climate change demands comprehensive understanding of energy markets and resolute decision-making
From nanopaper to pancakes, student-built devices at Mechatronic Circus put on a variety show
Mechatronics course culminates in an event featuring student projects and circus antics.
€32 million funding boost for Smart Cities Research in Tallinn & Helsinki
Smart Cities Centre of Excellence to be established as a joint project between Tallinn University of Technology and Aalto University
Shaking up Tech – a runaway success in 2018 – is expanding across Finland
Last year Shaking Up Tech, which encourages women to enter the field of technology, was fully booked in an hour. Thanks to the event’s expansion, more than 400 high school students can attend this year.
Aalto University’s academic results and campus developed favourably in 2018
The Board approved the Annual Board Report and Financial Statements for 2018 on 20 March 2019. The year 2018 was Aalto University’s ninth year of operations.
When nothing is impossible: technology sector offers a variety of career paths
The message of Aalto Junior’s Women’s Day event was that, in the field of technology, nothing is impossible for women. More than 100 participants from schools in Greater Helsinki had an opportunity to visit, among others, Aalto's space laboratory.
Where is the water?
Only a fraction of the water on Earth is drinkable, so we need ways to use it smartly.
Oskari Vilamo Fund awarded the best theses on building trade
The Fund awarded three doctoral dissertations and nine master's theses.
How can we eat less water?
Most of the water we consume is hidden in food production, so we need to carefully choose what we put on our plates.Â
AScI funding awarded to planning future energy systems and to designing penguin-inspired active surfaces
Each programme to receive funding of €150 000 over three years.
Fabian Ahvenainen Foundation grants awarded to students of bridge and structural engineering
The grants were presented at the Aalto Civil Engineering Day event hosted by the Department of Civil Engineering on 7 March 2019.
